Satellite Update – Feb. 23, 2012

By Doug Lung
published


From FCC Report SAT-00845

• Satellite Space Applications Accepted for Filing – was from Star One S.A. Star One requested U.S. market access to provide fixed satellite service (FSS) via Star One C3 located at 75 degrees west longitude (WL) using 13.75-14.0 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 10.95-11.2 GHz (Earth-to-space). Star One C3 is licensed by Brazil.

From FCC Report SAT-00846, Actions Taken:

• The FCC International Bureau's Satellite Division granted Intelsat License LLC special temporary authority (STA) for 180 days to continue telemetry, tracking and telecommand (TT&C) operations necessary to maintain Intelsat 706 at 72.0 degrees east longitude (EL) and to continue to provide FSS from that location in the 3700-4200 MHz, 10.95-11.2 GHz, 11.45-11.70 GHz, and 12.50-12.75 GHz frequency bands (space-to-Earth) and 5925-6425 MHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz bands (Earth-to-space). TT&C is authorized on specified C-band frequencies.

• Intelsat was also granted 30-day STA to continue TT&C with Intelsat 701 at 157.0 degrees EL using the same frequency bands listed above for Intelsat 706 with TT&C on specified C-band frequencies.

Doug Lung
Doug Lung

Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack.
A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.